Tony Verma [#85] at USSO 2006

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On this page, you will find information about Tony Verma, who is a contestant at the 2006 U.S. SCRABBLE® Open. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. Verma currently has a record of 13-15, +118, and is ranked #50 in Division 5.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Tony Surname(s): Verma Home: Burnaby, BC, Canada Hobbies: Kyaking swimming playing poker Occupation: Sales Rep

Career History

7-year record against other players at this event	7-7 (0.500)
Past 1-12 months	4-6 (0.400)	LLLL WWW LL W
Past 13-24 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 25-36 months	1-1 (0.500)	L W
Past 37-48 months	1-0 (1.000)	W
Past 49-60 months	no games
Past 61-72 months	no games
Past 73-84 months	no games

Rank Diagram

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Round-by-Round
High score: 542 Average for: 366 Average against: 361
Round 1		Verma played #70 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) and lost 360 to 361 (a spread of -1). Before this event, Verma had not played Russell in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 0-1, -1.
Round 2		Verma played #1 John Aitken (Vancouver BC) and won 428 to 271 (a spread of 157). The last time these two played was 2006-05 at: SEATTLE, WA Verma’s record vs. Aitken in the 7 years leading up to this event: 3-1 (0.750). Past 1-12 months: LWW. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: W. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #25. Current record: 1-1, +156.
Round 3		Verma played #55 Betty C McDaniel (Sicklerville, NJ) and won 336 to 323 (a spread of 13). Before this event, Verma had not played McDaniel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 2-1, +169.
Round 4		Verma played #19 Bonnie Cohn (Phoenix, AZ) and won 427 to 217 (a spread of 210). The last time these two played was 2006-02 at: PHOENIX, AZ Verma’s record vs. Cohn in the 7 years leading up to this event: 0-1 (0.000). Past 1-12 months: L. Past 13-24 months: no games. Past 25-36 months: no games. Past 37-48 months: no games. Past 49-60 months: no games. Past 61-72 months: no games. Past 73-84 months: no games. Current ranking: #11. Current record: 3-1, +379.
Round 5		Verma played #13 Patty Camp (Paragould, AR) and won 361 to 303 (a spread of 58). Before this event, Verma had not played Camp in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #10. Current record: 4-1, +437.
Round 6		Verma played #72 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) and lost 358 to 409 (a spread of -51). Before this event, Verma had not played Scaglione in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 4-2, +386.
Round 7		Verma played #31 Robert Fenske (San Antonio, TX) and won 390 to 298 (a spread of 92). Before this event, Verma had not played Fenske in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #12. Current record: 5-2, +478.
Round 8		Verma played #77 Ricky Sirois (Overland Park, KS) and lost 311 to 419 (a spread of -108). Before this event, Verma had not played Sirois in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #19. Current record: 5-3, +370.
Round 9		Verma played #64 Michael Rhodes (Tucson, AZ) and lost 328 to 423 (a spread of -95). Before this event, Verma had not played Rhodes in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #27. Current record: 5-4, +275.
Round 10		Verma played #29 Gregory Fanoe (Atlanta, GA) and won 437 to 347 (a spread of 90). Before this event, Verma had not played Fanoe in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #18. Current record: 6-4, +365.
Round 11		Verma played #57 Jarett Myskiw (Winnipeg MB) and lost 385 to 450 (a spread of -65). Before this event, Verma had not played Myskiw in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-5, +300.
Round 12		Verma played #34 John Fultz (Savoy, IL) and won 408 to 292 (a spread of 116). Before this event, Verma had not played Fultz in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 7-5, +416.
Round 13		Verma played #79 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) and won 382 to 323 (a spread of 59). Before this event, Verma had not played Spidel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 8-5, +475.
Round 14		Verma played #83 Shelley Sullivan (Windsor Locks, CT) and lost 298 to 408 (a spread of -110). Before this event, Verma had not played Sullivan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 8-6, +365.
Round 15		Verma played #70 Stella Russell (Manchester, NH) again and won 542 to 229 (a spread of 313). Before this event, Verma had not played Russell in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #14. Current record: 9-6, +678.
Round 16		Verma played #65 Fred III Rible (Los Angeles, CA) and lost 363 to 393 (a spread of -30). Before this event, Verma had not played Rible in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #22. Current record: 9-7, +648.
Round 17		Verma played #17 John Cheras (Whitinsville, MA) and won 316 to 313 (a spread of 3). Before this event, Verma had not played Cheras in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #15. Current record: 10-7, +651.
Round 18		Verma played #68 Chuck Riordan (Des Moines, IA) and lost 340 to 427 (a spread of -87). Before this event, Verma had not played Riordan in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #21. Current record: 10-8, +564. Verma is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (2 hits).
Round 19		Verma played #72 Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY) again and won 363 to 326 (a spread of 37). Before this event, Verma had not played Scaglione in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #16. Current record: 11-8, +601.
Round 20		Verma played #79 Rea Spidel (Memphis, TN) again and lost 389 to 421 (a spread of -32). Before this event, Verma had not played Spidel in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #26. Current record: 11-9, +569.
Round 21		Verma played #45 Sheri Justice (Kansas City, MO) and lost 287 to 375 (a spread of -88). Before this event, Verma had not played Justice in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #30. Current record: 11-10, +481.
Round 22		Verma played #6 Hilda Ben Nun (Israel) and lost 296 to 474 (a spread of -178). Before this event, Verma had not played Ben Nun in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-11, +303.
Round 23		Verma played #32 Lynda Finn (Madison, WI) and lost 322 to 387 (a spread of -65). Before this event, Verma had not played Finn in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-12, +238.
Round 24		Verma played #81 Linda Stephanides (Bowie, MD) and won 393 to 352 (a spread of 41). Before this event, Verma had not played Stephanides in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #41. Current record: 12-12, +279.
Round 25		Verma played #11 Adam Boocher (South Bend, IN) and lost 378 to 401 (a spread of -23). Before this event, Verma had not played Boocher in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #48. Current record: 12-13, +256.
Round 26		Verma played #8 Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI) and won 328 to 297 (a spread of 31). Before this event, Verma had not played Besadny in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #37. Current record: 13-13, +287.
Round 27		Verma played #4 Donna Atwood (Phoenix, AZ) and lost 382 to 474 (a spread of -92). Before this event, Verma had not played Atwood in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #45. Current record: 13-14, +195.
Round 28		Verma played #6 Hilda Ben Nun (Israel) again and lost 327 to 404 (a spread of -77). Before this event, Verma had not played Ben Nun in at least 7 years. Current ranking: #50. Current record: 13-15, +118.

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